Allen Park — Over the past several days, leading up to the NFL draft, we've taken a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions' roster situation, evaluating how the team might address these positions during the event. Today we close out the series with the secondary.

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have added another cornerback, signing former Seattle Seahawk DeShawn Shead.

According to multiple reports, the one-year deal is for $3.5 million and has playing-time incentives which could bump it to as much as $6.5 million.

Allen Park – The Detroit Lions will have a second Pro Bowler. Guard T.J. Lang has been invited to participate in the game after Washington's Brandon Scherff pulled out with an injury. Lang will join teammate Darius Slay in Orlando.

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions only have one Pro Bowler, but two of the team's players have been named to the Associated Press' All-Pro team.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Wednesday at Halas Hall was a day for Chicago Bears coaches and players to talk about Pro Bowl snubs and once again . . . injuries.

The Lions will be represented by cornerback Darius Slay in the 2018 Pro Bowl. He was the team's lone player selected for the annual all-star game, which takes place Jan. 28 in Orlando, Fla.

Allen Park — When the NFL's Pro Bowl roster is announced Tuesday night, Darius Slay is more than confident he's going to hear his name called for the first time.

"It should be a given," Slay said. "Should be no question about that. Everybody loves Big Play Slay. I'm just waiting for the phone call."

Breaking down the Bears' 20-10 loss to the Detroit Lions Saturday, which clinched their fourth straight season with at least 10 losses.

Detroit — He's under pressure, constantly. They're under pressure, constantly.

But go ahead and say this about Matthew Stafford and the Lions: They're getting more comfortable handling the duress.

Darius Slay is anything but robotic. Not in the way he moves nor in the way he talks.

But the Lions' cornerback is making good on a preseason promise to play like a machine.

During the Lions second drive of the game, Darius Slay headed back to the locker room and being evaluated for a concussion.

Detroit – Darius Slay is on the verge of making his first Pro Bowl. The Lions cornerback finished fourth in the fan voting for his position and second among NFC options, behind only Minnesota's Xavier Rhodes.

Allen Park – A healthy scratch six times this season, second-round draft pick Teez Tabor has steadily seen his role increase down the stretch of his rookie season.

Allen Park – Darius Slay keeps padding his resume, and in the process, the Detroit Lions cornerback is also padding his bank account.

Tampa, Fla. — The Detroit Lions benefited from a ruling that one former general manager said he's never seen before.

Allen Park — With the attention rightfully on the NFC playoff race, at least a few Lions players are making a run at Pro Bowl honors this season.

Detroit — It's become a dangerous trend for the Lions the past three games — fall into a double-digit deficit in the first quarter and rally back.

It happened the past two weeks against the Browns and Bears, when the Lions were able to make adjustments and buckle down to claw out of the early hole.

Detroit — Vikings tight end Blake Bell was the bearer of bad news.

Allen Park -- Short week for the Detroit Lions, but I'm not going to short you a mailbag. Let's do this.

If you could pick 3 players to be Pro Bowlers from the Lions, who would they be?

Chicago — Darius Slay came into Sunday leading all NFL cornerbacks with four interceptions. He should have had a fifth in the  Lions' 27-24 victory over the Chicago Bears, and the miscue could have been costly.

Allen Park — The first hint came via social media this June. The statement has been made on the field this fall.

Message received, Golden Tate. You deserve an extension.

Allen Park — Darius Slay has come a long way, and one person who has been there for it all is Glover Quin.

Quin signed with the Lions in 2013 after four years in Houston, the same year Slay came into the league as the Lions second-round draft pick out of Mississippi State.

Allen Park — Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay was thrown directly into the fire as a rookie in 2013 and spectacularly imploded in his professional debut.

Allen Park – It's time to acknowledge Darius Slay is playing at a Pro Bowl level.

In the first year of a four-year, $48 million extension he signed last offseason, the evolution and elevation of Slay's game has continued, and he's leaving little doubt he's among the NFL's best at his position.

Here are five things we learned from the Steelers 20-15 victory over the Lions on Sunday night in Detroit.

Allen Park – On Monday, Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell talked about the value of a loss festering with his team during the bye. But there has been little sign of lingering frustrations in the locker room the past two days, following the team's 52-38 loss to the New Orleans Saints.

At last, I feel a little vindicated.

On Wednesday afternoon, I ran across a story on ESPN.com by ESPN staff writer Michael Rothstein with the headline "Slay: Pro Bowl 'pointless' after move to Orlando". Intrigued, I clicked on the link.